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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate School for You
With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the engineering tech basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the most popular school in the Plains States Region for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hennepin Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in engineering tech at MCC, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Crowder College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.
About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.
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Bismarck State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Washburn Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate engineering technologies programs. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.
Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Barton County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Great Bend.
Of the 30 students majoring in engineering tech at Barton Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Pine Technical & Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.
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Central Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Central Community College, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita, KS |
| 12 | Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN |
| 13 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport, IA |
| 14 | Metropolitan Community College | Omaha, NE |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,256 |
| Minnesota | 1,288 |
| Iowa | 942 |
| South Dakota | 231 |
| North Dakota | 443 |
| Missouri | 1,641 |
| Nebraska | 423 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,288 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,780 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 9,376 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,822 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,347 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 6,553 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 6,205 |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 4,299 |
| General Engineering Technology | 3,841 |
| Quality Control Technology | 3,720 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 3,509 |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,907 |
| Energy Systems Technologies | 1,277 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,239 |
| Civil Engineering Technology | 1,155 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 969 |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 410 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology | 235 |
| Nanotechnology | 104 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.
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